United States v. Coplin

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• noting that stops premised on mistakes of law are generally unconstitutional but finding the mistake at issue was a mistake of fact
• noting that “a police officer may, as a matter of course, require the driver of a car lawfully stopped for a suspected traffic violation to step out of his vehicle”
• “Stops premised on a mistake of law, even a reasonable, good-faith mistake, are generally held to be unconstitutional.”
• although defendant’s driver’s license valid, traffic stop objectively reasonable because police cruiser computer indicated license suspended
• although defendant's driver's license valid, traffic stop objectively reasonable because police cruiser computer indicated license suspended
• “Stops premised on a mistake of law, even a reasonable, good-faith mistake, are generally held to be unconstitutional.”

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